---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001306830-22-000179"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CE"
cik: "0001306830"
company_name: "Celanese Corp"
filed_at: "2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T08:17:07.135495+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.78
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Celanese Q3 GAAP EPS $1.76, adj. EPS $3.94; revenue $2.3B; closes M&M acquisition; guides Q4 adj. EPS $1.50-$2.00

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS $1.76, adjusted EPS $3.94; net sales $2.3B, down 7% sequentially.
- Engineered Materials adj. EBIT $206M (-$18M QoQ); Acetyl Chain adj. EBIT $322M on 25% margins.
- Completed acquisition of Mobility & Materials on Nov 1, funded with new debt.
- Quarterly dividend increased 3% to $0.70/share; free cash flow $325M.
- Q4 2022 adj. EPS guidance $1.50-$2.00, citing continued demand weakness and destocking.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001306830-22-000179
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CE
- cik: 0001306830
- company_name: Celanese Corp
- filed_at: 2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.78
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683022000179/0001306830-22-000179-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683022000179/ce-20221103.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Celanese Corp reported third quarter 2022 results: revenue $2.3 billion, net income $193 million, EPS GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.76 and adjusted earnings per share of $3.94.
  - Period: third quarter 2022
  - Revenue: $2.3 billion
  - Net income: $193 million
  - EPS: GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.76 and adjusted earnings per share of $3.94
  - Result: reported results
  source text: materials company, today reported third quarter 2022 GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.76 and adjusted earnings per share of $3.94. The Company generated net sales of $2.3 billion in the third quarter, a 7 percent decrease from the prior quarter due to sequential decreases in price and volume of 3 percent and 2 percent, respectively, and a 2 percent
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683022000179/0001306830-22-000179-index.htm

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